This sundial sits near the mausoleum at Crown Hill Cemetery. The photo was taken Thursday, a few days before today's switch to daylight saving time.

Written by

Alex Campbell
Indianapolis Star

Indiana is no longer an outlier on days like today. Stubborn Arizona, which does not observe daylight saving time, still has that covered. We leap forward with just about everyone else.

Yet, thanks to the law change that brought daylight saving in 2006, Indiana now stands out in a different respect.

The sun rises and sets later in the day in the Indianapolis area than in any other of the top 50 metro areas. Today, for example, there will be light starting at 8:04 a.m. That's seven minutes later than Cincinnati, a half hour later than Minneapolis and a full hour later than Boston. ...